Most Vaccine-allergic Children Can Still Be Safely Vaccinated, Experts Say

Tuesday, September 2, 2008 - 09:21 in Health & Medicine

With close monitoring and a few standard precautions, nearly all children with known or suspected vaccine allergies can be safely immunized, according to a team of vaccine safety experts led by the Johns Hopkins Children's Center. The scientists offer pediatricians a step-by-step tool for quickly identifying children with allergic reactions to vaccines, and a much-needed guide, they say, to safely immunize those who are allergic.

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